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GBI - Weed Mapping in Truckee River Floodplain

The Great Basin Institute mapped 12 species of weeds in the Truckee River floodplain during the summer of 2008.

The species mapped are as follows: (the map uses a 4 letter code)

  • Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)
  • Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)
  • Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
  • Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
  • Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium)
  • Musk thistle (Carduus nutans)
  • Tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima, etc.)
  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  • Hoary cress (Cardaria draba)
  • Tall whitetop (Lepidium latifolium)
  • Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)
  • Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
  • Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
  • Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)
  • Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
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